New Zealand Golf Courses
Not only does New Zealand offers a fabulous range of Golf Courses combined with some of the most beautiful landscape in the world, it offers a variety of other activities from sampling some of the best food and wine on the planet to outdoor adventure ensuring you have a wonderful and memorable holiday.
Golf courses vary from the spectacular cliff top courses of Kauri Cliffs and Cape Kidnappers, both of which are ranked amongst the top courses in the world, to high country courses with a backdrop of the Southern Alps. Whether you are a recreational or competitive player, there will be something to suit.
An official handicap is required at a few courses, but many of the top courses are accessible to visiting players of all standards. With more golf courses per capita than any other country, as a participation sport, Golf ranks no.1 for men and no.2 for women in New Zealand.
What else does New Zealand Offer?
- Food and wine - fabulous wineries and the freshest of food are present inmost of the wine growing areas.
- Flora, fauna and history - New Zealand has a very distinctive flora and fauna with Tree Ferns and the flightless Kiwi. The Maori arrived around 800 years ago and they have a distinctive culture. Europeans started arriving 200 years ago.
- Walking/tramping - from the magnificent one day Tongariro crossing across the North Island Volcanoes to 3 or 4 days walks through pristine bush. Please note that for some of the more popular tracks such as the Milford Track, booking is required.
- Adventure sports - skiing, white water rafting, bungy jumping plus lots of others - you name it, Kiwis probably invented it.
- Hunting and Fishing - game fishing in the far north, trout fishing on the rivers or lakes, deer hunting and for the truly insane traveler, wild pig hunting.
VSL Golf Top 20 New Zealand Golf Courses
VSL Golf Top 20 New Zealand Golf Courses
Here it is the VSL Golf's Top 20 New Zealand Golf Courses.
We have only picked courses we have played and that are available to you.
Any ranking system is subject to personal preferences but we have tried to be as objective as possible in compiling our list of courses. We have taken into account:
Quality of test and design Visual appeal and enjoyment
Fairness and presentation Ambience / history
Accessibility
Golf Course Reviews
We have reviewed some of New Zealand's top golf courses that we think you will enjoy playing. There is mixture of resort courses, private member golf clubs and public courses. Inerest in playing them give us call at VSL Golf to organise your very own New Zealand golf tour or golf vacation.